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RMT union members at Blackpool North struck last Saturday and Sunday in defence of dismissed colleague Chad Vickers.

Ron Margulies from the DSIP socialist group in Istanbul explains Turkey’s latest assault on the Kurds

David Cameron stands in a long tradition of British politicians turning away refugees. Sadie Robinson takes on their myths

Despite being funded as one of Boris Johnson’s corporate schemes, artist Jason de Caires Taylor’s latest work The Rising Tide packs a punch.

The latest instalment of Channel 4’s This is England is a fitting return for characters shaped by the dark days of the 1980s, says Robbie Shaw

Vauxhall in south London is changing. Skyscrapers full of luxury flats that may never be lived in are being built along the banks of the Thames. Meanwhile ordinary Londoners struggle to find affordable housing. A drive for profit lies behind the madness, writes Simon Basketter

There were jubilant scenes last Saturday as Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labour leader was announced.

Expect to hear a lot about military action in Syria in the next few weeks, writes Alex Callinicos. This is all about David Cameron playing party politics. It doesn’t mean that Britain is about to weigh seriously into the war in Syria.

One year on from the Scottish independence referendum, Yes campaign supporters spoke to Raymie Kiernan about how politics have shifted and debate where next for the movement